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I'm sorry if this post is all over the place and awkward. I'm really distraught right now; My rat had a lump on her neck. Brought her to the vet and she found out it's a tumor, after suspecting it was an abscess. She cut the area open a bit to get a better look and she said it's a tumor. She's pretty sure it's not a mammary tumor, considering it's pretty far up her neck. She also went on a small rant about since she's almost a year old, she's already half way through her life cycle already. She was trying to comfort me, but it really didn't help.
Anyways, she didn't take a biopsy and said our best bet would be to go in for surgery. She doesn't know if it's cancerous or not, and would try to remove it. She doesn't know if she'll be able to remove it, because it's a delicate area. Lots of vital things, and she doesn't know if it's attached to anything. She also doesn't know if it will grow back.
Any ideas on what this could be? I'm really looking for some peace of mind because I'm a mess. Patches is the same as usual. Very energetic, eating fine and playful. I came here because I figured people here have a lot of experience with rats. Plus, after looking it up I saw the vet had a not-so-great reputation on Yelp and Google Reviews.
Again, sorry if this post is all over the place or awkward. I'm just really scared right now.
Anyways, she didn't take a biopsy and said our best bet would be to go in for surgery. She doesn't know if it's cancerous or not, and would try to remove it. She doesn't know if she'll be able to remove it, because it's a delicate area. Lots of vital things, and she doesn't know if it's attached to anything. She also doesn't know if it will grow back.
Any ideas on what this could be? I'm really looking for some peace of mind because I'm a mess. Patches is the same as usual. Very energetic, eating fine and playful. I came here because I figured people here have a lot of experience with rats. Plus, after looking it up I saw the vet had a not-so-great reputation on Yelp and Google Reviews.
Again, sorry if this post is all over the place or awkward. I'm just really scared right now.